Sparks' Homeroom for Beginning "Gimpers" *Open*

[NerdSparks]

Intro
Hello, and welcome to my Gimp classroom. This is a dictatorship that means I rule
place where you'll learn the basics of gimp having me (the almighty sparks) as your teacher. Being apart of this class means you will complete all assignments to the best of your abilities, and you will respect me as I will hate respect you.

About Me
I am a graphics maker who choose Gimp over PS. I have been making graphics for a while, nothing else to really say. If you want to know my style then its mainly brushwork/smudging/gradients/lighting. I have knowledge of C4D's/Effects but I prefer not to use them, but by all means you go ahead and use them (I will do my best to teach you them).


Students

• AdvancedK9
• Knight of Three
• Kalseng
• Lady Marie
• Canon Apocolypse

Assignment Log

• 1-18: Create a Tag to show me your current level. Due: 1/24 (1 of 4 Completed)
• Using a partner (that'll i select) create a tag. Step 1 is for both of you to make 1 tag EACH. Step 2 is to give the tag you made to the partner i give you. Step 3 will be to edit your partners tag and hand it in. Partners are AdvancedK9 and Knight of Three; Kalseng and Lady Marie: Due 1/29

Tips

• Always save a .xcf version of your image along with a .png

Hints

• Gradient Maps: Foreground color is black/white BG is yellow/purple (preference). Use the gradient map on a desaturated layer, and set it to overlay (Warning it may make your piece seem monotonous).

Class Log

• Class opened 1/18/09

 

[Kalseng]

Ah, yes. I finally found a GIMP class. Here's my sign-up.

Name: Kalseng
Preferred style or work: Signatures/Tags, whatever they're called.
Why do you think you're in your class: I'm having trouble understanding this, but I believe I'm a beginner because I haven't been able to spend much time around GIMP or practice making signatures.
Weak points: Text.
Strengths: Maybe.... Color? -Shrugs-

I'm going to have to wait for noxious to get back online so I can get out of her class.

 

[NerdSparks]

I'll put on now, Kalseng great to see someone sign up. Btw if you help contact the others that'd be great, some of them I think had a name change.

 

[Spinor]

Finally :D, Time to rock the school.

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Name (Nickname): (alt&452)AdvancedK9(alt&452)

Preferred style or work: I do best in spriting, but I want to learn various other aspects of sprite art

Why do you think your in this class: Because I need something that will do me good and that will kill all my time after school (RL school)

Weak points (in your opinion): Pretty much everything except spriting

Strengths (In your opinion): Spriting XD.
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Also, how should the tag be? What's the theme? Or should it be like mixed?

 

[NerdSparks]

The tag is anything you want, just show me what you got.

 

[Spinor]

Well.

I have a basic one I made about 2 days ago.

But it's not really too much editing, just a little text edit.

Here is the attachment

I can make something else by the end of the day.

 

[NerdSparks]

Interesting tag, assuming you used a spriting method to remake the letter its interesting. The letters are somewhat sloppy, I can almost make out the original word.

 

[Spinor]

I rearranged and fixed some letters

The ones I had to edit were T and R. The T was a simple re-arrangement of F from Buffalo. But the R I had to enlarge and edit from "Grill". Which is why it ended up kinda "Mispositioned".

 

[Star★Seeker]

Finally, a GIMP homeroom.

My signup form:

Name (Nickname): Paramour
Preferred style or work: Tags/Banners
Why do you think your in this class: Beacuse I wish to learn more about graphic desings and the like
Weak points : Gradients, flow
Strengths : I really don't know, I guess I'm pretty have mediocre-medium skills.

I have a question: How do you do gradient maps on GIMP?

 

[NerdSparks]

Great to see another sign up.

I hope you all get to work on Assignment #1

As for gradient maps:
Colors->Map->Gradient Map

Your foreground color should be black/white (for better effect) background should be yellow/purple(my preference) set to overlay. If you want to know how to apply it:

1. Copy Visible then paste on new layer.
2. Desaturate that layer
3. Apply the gradient map
4. Set to overlay/multiply/addition(?) mess with the opacity if you must

 

[Lady Marie]

I signed up for the class.

Name (Nickname): Lady Marie
Preferred style or work:Signigtures, Avatars and small wallpapers
Why do you think your in this class: I still can't understand the Class
Weak points (in your opinion):Text mostly.
Strengths (In your opinion):Blending pics together.

 

[NerdSparks]

I believe you were the last of the 4. I welcome you to my class, and I hope you have something to show me as your first assignment.

 

[Lady Marie]

Here it is my tag! It kinda sucks though.

 

[NerdSparks]

Another interesting one its very nice, a little too much pink but very nice.

 

[Star★Seeker]

Does it matter if I made my tag following a tutorial?

 

[NerdSparks]

I'd prefer the tag to be freestyle

 

[Spinor]

Ok, I decided to make another one that involves many more tools.

It's not that good. Just a little 1.5 hour project.

Here it is attached:

 

[Kalseng]

How big is it supposed to be? Mine is gonna be about 395x125-ish.

 

[NerdSparks]

Under 600x200 is preferred, but its your choice.

AdvancedK9 the text is unsettling and it messes up the focal a bit since its a confusing pattern

 

[Lady Marie]

I'll try to break the habit of using pink when I do the tag, like I did with my Avatar.